Thank you so much for sharing, Ellie. Love the audio version!! Similar to you, Annie Grace’s work was pivotal to my decision to get and stay sober. Highly recommend folks check out her books and programs!
Glad the audio version is ok - my first go at it! Yes I am SO grateful to Annie Grace. I’m re-reading This Naked Mind at the moment alongside my sober coaching training I’m reminded just how radical her approach is.
You have done so well. Isn’t it amazing how much we gain from stopping drinking? I can relate to your experiences on many levels. Thank you for sharing.
Yes - so much! I want to spread the word so that more people can find the incredible life that's waiting for them once they break free from alcohol. So glad it resonated xx
“You can still drink if you want to. But try one of these things first.” I love this and am going to employ this technique. I’m in the middle of my journey. Like you, it began with Annie Grace’s work. I was amazed by how effective changing my thoughts about alcohol has been. I quit for three months after doing the 30 day experiment and have done it two more times since then. I’ve gone from drinking 3+ drinks every single night and binge drinking every weekend to having 2 or three drinks a week. Some weeks I don’t drink at all. I still think learning to live without it completely is where I’d like to be. I like what Annie says about creating a life you don’t want to escape from. That’s what I’m working towards. Thank you for sharing your story!
Jennifer - wow! What amazing progress you've made. Your journey sounds similar to mine in the sense that I too went for long stretches without drinking, and massively reduced how much I drank, before I finally quit, and it was a 20 month journey. I am really cheering you on!
And I'm really glad that that approach that helped me could be useful for you too - it takes the pressure off, doesn't it? Because otherwise I found I was white-knuckling it and the sometimes desperate voice saying 'drink!' only got louder. But when I took that pressure away, it had the affect of soothing that voice, and invariably, once I'd tried something loving for 15 mins or so, the urge to drink had passed.
Wishing you so much love for your journey - you will absolutely get to where you want to be x
It does take the pressure off. I had tried to quit A few times before. I was absolutely miserable every time, and the longest I was able to go was 12 days. Now when I am not drinking, I feel a sense of peace and freedom. When I do choose to reach for a drink, I don’t even know why. The next day I’m like “that wasn’t even that fun.” I think I need to get more curious about why I’m reaching for it in the first place.
Ah - peace and freedom. That is wonderful to hear. Moving from a sense of deprivation to a connection with all that you're gaining.
That is really interesting you find yourself still with the unconscious desire to drink sometimes. Curiosity sounds like a great approach to this - to notice what happened in the lead up to taking that drink. Perhaps there were difficult feelings there, or a period of stress, or even tiredness or boredom. Taking a pause to notice how we're really feeling can be so powerful on this path x
Thank you so much for sharing, Ellie. Love the audio version!! Similar to you, Annie Grace’s work was pivotal to my decision to get and stay sober. Highly recommend folks check out her books and programs!
Glad the audio version is ok - my first go at it! Yes I am SO grateful to Annie Grace. I’m re-reading This Naked Mind at the moment alongside my sober coaching training I’m reminded just how radical her approach is.
You have done so well. Isn’t it amazing how much we gain from stopping drinking? I can relate to your experiences on many levels. Thank you for sharing.
Yes - so much! I want to spread the word so that more people can find the incredible life that's waiting for them once they break free from alcohol. So glad it resonated xx
“You can still drink if you want to. But try one of these things first.” I love this and am going to employ this technique. I’m in the middle of my journey. Like you, it began with Annie Grace’s work. I was amazed by how effective changing my thoughts about alcohol has been. I quit for three months after doing the 30 day experiment and have done it two more times since then. I’ve gone from drinking 3+ drinks every single night and binge drinking every weekend to having 2 or three drinks a week. Some weeks I don’t drink at all. I still think learning to live without it completely is where I’d like to be. I like what Annie says about creating a life you don’t want to escape from. That’s what I’m working towards. Thank you for sharing your story!
Jennifer - wow! What amazing progress you've made. Your journey sounds similar to mine in the sense that I too went for long stretches without drinking, and massively reduced how much I drank, before I finally quit, and it was a 20 month journey. I am really cheering you on!
And I'm really glad that that approach that helped me could be useful for you too - it takes the pressure off, doesn't it? Because otherwise I found I was white-knuckling it and the sometimes desperate voice saying 'drink!' only got louder. But when I took that pressure away, it had the affect of soothing that voice, and invariably, once I'd tried something loving for 15 mins or so, the urge to drink had passed.
Wishing you so much love for your journey - you will absolutely get to where you want to be x
It does take the pressure off. I had tried to quit A few times before. I was absolutely miserable every time, and the longest I was able to go was 12 days. Now when I am not drinking, I feel a sense of peace and freedom. When I do choose to reach for a drink, I don’t even know why. The next day I’m like “that wasn’t even that fun.” I think I need to get more curious about why I’m reaching for it in the first place.
Ah - peace and freedom. That is wonderful to hear. Moving from a sense of deprivation to a connection with all that you're gaining.
That is really interesting you find yourself still with the unconscious desire to drink sometimes. Curiosity sounds like a great approach to this - to notice what happened in the lead up to taking that drink. Perhaps there were difficult feelings there, or a period of stress, or even tiredness or boredom. Taking a pause to notice how we're really feeling can be so powerful on this path x